26.08.2026
Towards the end of last year, administrative processes in the Companies Act have been modified as part of the move to electronic filings in view of the Malta Business Registry’s digital transformation programme. These have been into force since 16th December 2025 by virtue of Legal Notice 286 of 2025.
The most notable amendment is the way that certain dormant or inactive private companies that satisfy the statutory eligibility requirements can now make use of a simplified dissolution and striking-off procedure.
Let’s simplify this amendment…
Prior to the introduction of Article 214A, an inactive company seeking a voluntary dissolution would generally have had to resort to the traditional winding-up framework, including a members’ voluntary winding-up where applicable. This can involve considerably more procedural steps, including the appointment of a liquidator.
In December, the Malta Business Registry (MBR) introduced a simplified dissolution and striking-off procedure for companies that have been registered for at least 6 months.
Now, this quicker and less costly procedure than the traditional liquidation process (only available for private companies) is a simplified and fast track process. The new form for this procedure, Form B(3), requires a signature by all the company’s directors while declaring that during the previous 6 months, the company did not carry any changes in its name, did not trade or carry out any business, and did not employ any employees beyond the company officers, among others.
If this process is done right, the company could be struck off in just a few months, as the process entails the Malta Business Registry to publish a Notice in the Government Gazette, a daily newspaper and on the MBR’s portal. Once this is done, the company will be struck off after 3 months form the publication of this Notice.
Contrary to the MVL, during the time until the company is struck off, directors and secretary of the company will retain all their powers and duties.
Other amendments that came into force through the same Legal Notice are the requirement for companies to maintain a valid and regularly monitored e-mail address for official correspondence with the Registrar, with any changes to be notified within the prescribed timeframe.
With the enactment of Section 5, a limited partnership will need to issue a public notice only when changes affect its general partners, while the usual creditor-protection waiting periods will no longer apply to changes involving limited partners.
Naturally, these amendments brought the introduction of new statutory forms and renaming of others to include all amendments introduced by the Companies Act.
Our team at Fairwinds Management Limited is ready to assist you to ensure that all your corporate procedures will be in line with the new amendments to avoid any penalties being imposed on the company and its officers.
Get in touch with us on info@fairwindsmanagement.net and we’ll put you in touch with our professional team.
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Articolo scritto da Ms Charlene Sciberras, B.A. (Hons), collaboratrice esterna, specialista in marketing e amministrazione aziendale con particolare attenzione alle questioni societarie, contabili e legali.